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Nursing Home Administrators Board

OHLA @ 10 Years: Nursing Home Oversight
Protecting nursing home residents by regulating administrators
Nursing Home
The Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators is the most recent regulatory program overseen by the Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA).
 
The Oregon State Legislature must officially approve the transition of the board to OHLA during the 2009 legislative session, but the transition already began in 2008 with an intra-agency agreement that has transferred oversight to OHLA in the interim.
 
The Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators joined OHLA after experiencing a decrease in funding due to a limited and decreasing license base and increased operating costs.
 
After careful consideration of other options, the board determined that moving to OHLA would be the most practical, cost-effective and beneficial option to continue regulatory oversight of the state’s nearly 400 licensed nursing home administrators.
 
OHLA has moved the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators Web site to OHLA’s Web site and is facilitating a phased-in transition that is planned to be completed by July 1, 2009.
 
In the interim, OHLA is planning to implement as seamless a transition as possible with existing agency staff and resources to provide licensees and the public with continued regulatory oversight and services.

Central Issues in Nursing Home Administrator Regulation
Anita Schacher
Anita Schacher, Nursing Home Administrators Board 2009 Chair
  • Successful Transition to OHLA:  OHLA is implementing a transition plan to provide the same level of regulatory oversight for public protection and services for licensees of the Board of Administrators of Nursing Home Administrators.

  • Learning Curve for Effective Oversight:  While many aspects of the transition are simplified by having an existing regulatory structure and resources, OHLA staff must gain knowledge of the related state statutes and administrative rules governing the nursing home administrator profession as well as related issues affecting the profession to provide effective oversight.

  • Board Provides Profession-Specific Consultation:  Under the OHLA regulatory structure, members of the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators are not responsible for agency-wide planning and performance, freeing them up to focus on profession-specific consultation and decision-making.

Regulatory Timeline
1958
An advisory board on nursing home administrators is established to counsel the State Board of Health on licensing and regulatory matters.
 
1971
The Oregon State Legislature establishes the Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators to carry out a federal mandate established in 1967 due to amendments to the Social Security Act requiring licensing of nursing home administrators.
 
2008
The Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators joins the Oregon Health Licensing Agency as the tenth volunteer citizen board overseen by the agency.